Improvement in hames for harness



P. HAYDEN.

Hames for Harness.

No.l47,l28. Patented Feb.3.1874.

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IMPROVEMENT IN HAMES-FOR HARNESS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 147,128, dated February3, 1874; application filed June 28, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER HAYDEN, of the city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hames, of which thefollowing is a specification:

Figure 1 is a side View of one of my improved hames, part being brokenaway to show the construction. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the same,taken through the-line a- :0, Fig. 1.

My invention has for itsobject to furnish improved metallic hames forharness which shall be simple in construction, inexpensive inmanufacture, light, strong, and durable. The invention consists, first,in a hame composed of a seamless metallic tube or pipe; and, sec 0nd, incombining therewith wood or filling of equivalent material.

A represents one of my improved hames, which is made out of a metallictube or pipe without a seam. The tube A may be a piece of an ordinarygas-pipe, or a tube made expressly for the purpose. The upper and lowerparts of the tube A are drawn a little to make them slightly tapering,leaving a swell in the middle, and are bent togive them the requiredform. The upper end of the hame may be provided with a knob or otherornamental cap, B, and its lower end is provided with a cap, 0, to whichis pivoted the loop 1) for the breaststrap. E is the hame-tug loop, andF is the neck-strap loop. The arms of the loops E F are passed throughholes formed in the hame A, and their ends are riveted.

The seamless tubular hame A may be filled with wood or other suitablematerial, or may be without filling, as may be desired.

If desired, one or more of the sides of the seamless tubular hame A maybe flattened to rest against the body, or the body and roll of thecollar.

By thus first forming a tube, as described, and then drawing out suchtube to the proper form, a hame is produced which is tubular, and atsame time seamless, thereby giving greater strength with less weight ofmetal, and also admitting of greater economy in its manufacture.

The filling of this hame with wood or equivalent material is optional,not necessary, because the hame-tube is seamless, and, in itself,affords sufiicient strength.

I claim 1. A seamless metallic tubular hame, drawn so as to taper at theends and leave a swell in the middle, substantially as described.

2. A seamless metallic tubular hame, drawn so as to taper at the endsand leave a swell in the middle, in combination with wood or equivalentfilling, substantially as described.

PETER HAYDEN.

lVitnesses:

Jimrns T. GRAHAM, TB. Mosunn.

